In a recent study published in the Cambridge Archaeological Journal, Dr. Bernardo Arriaza argues that the practice of ...

Andrew Rossi writes, "I immediately knew that this story was special. I wanted to do a story on "Wyoming's dinosaur mummies" ...

A South Korean protester holds up a banner during a rally against U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs policy on South Korea ...

Akhenaten and Nefertiti were among the most controversial rulers of ancient Egypt, yet neither of their mummies has ever been ...

Harvey, Austin. "Archaeologists In Sudan Have Discovered 1,400-Year-Old Mummies Of Nubian Children With Facial Tattoos." ...

The hunt for Nefertiti’s mummy leads to a grim chapter in history: Victorian “unwrapping parties,” where mummies were ...

Paul C. Sereno is President of the Scitopia Foundation, a 501c3 organization dedicated to science education in out-of-school time, with operations and a founding facility in planning in Chicago ...

The bodies appeared to have been artificially mummified by “smoke-drying” over fire Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in ...

Scientists have discovered what’s thought to be the oldest known mummies in the world in southeastern Asia, dating back up to 12,000 years. Mummification prevents decay by preserving dead bodies. The ...

A recent study reveals the discovery of the world's oldest known mummies in southeastern Asia, predating Egyptian and Chinchorro mummies by thousands of years. These 12,000-year-old remains, found ...

Tightly packed human remains in odd positions were likely smoked and mummified in ancient southeast Asia. Hung, et al (2025) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences As the spooky season ...

We know what they look like, and even sound like, but there’s one question you might not have pondered: what do ancient Egyptian mummies smell like? Whether you wanted to know or not, scientists have ...